IIT Kanpur graduate made Rs 77 crore in a day at 26, says getting into Computer Science course was '20 tim
- Posted on July 15, 2026
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Siddhartha Saxena's entrepreneurial journey exemplifies the competitive advantage of elite Indian tech education. The IIT Kanpur alumnus co-founded Merlin, an innovative AI-powered browser extension that disrupted the market and attracted significant venture capital. His single-day earnings of $8 million at just 26 years old underscore the transformative potential of technology innovation. Saxena's perspective on IIT Kanpur's admission difficulty compared to Harvard reveals the rigorous selection process behind India's premier engineering institute.
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